hunting horn

noun Music.

the earliest form of the modern horn, consisting of a conical tube coiled in a circle for carrying over the shoulder, and having a flaring bell and a trumpetlike mouthpiece.

Origin of hunting horn

First recorded in 1685–95

Words nearby hunting horn

hunting chair, Hunting Dogs, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, hunting ground, hunting horn, hunting knife, hunting leopard, hunting spider, hunting sword, Huntington

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Example sentences from the Web for hunting horn

Waldhorn, wold′horn, n. a hunting-horn, a French horn without valves.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
A group of five find the hunting-horn an amusing plaything, and good-humoredly strive together over the treasure.
Correggio|Estelle M. Hurll
Ah, could it be the hunting-horn of which Lavarcam had spoken in her tales of chase?
Celtic Tales|Louey Chisholm
In front of it was a great apple tree, to one branch of which hung a hunting-horn.
Stories of the Days of King Arthur|Charles Henry Hanson

I put up at the “Hunting-horn,” a fine hotel, but ridiculously expensive.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy|Ida Pfeiffer

British Dictionary definitions for hunting horn

hunting horn

noun

a long straight metal tube with a flared end and a cylindrical bore, used in giving signals in huntingSee horn (def. 9)

an obsolete brass instrument from which the modern French horn was developed

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单词	hunting horn
释义	hunting horn noun Music. the earliest form of the modern horn, consisting of a conical tube coiled in a circle for carrying over the shoulder, and having a flaring bell and a trumpetlike mouthpiece. Origin of hunting horn First recorded in 1685–95 Words nearby hunting horn hunting chair, Hunting Dogs, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, hunting ground, hunting horn, hunting knife, hunting leopard, hunting spider, hunting sword, Huntington Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hunting horn Waldhorn, wold′horn, n. a hunting-horn, a French horn without valves. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various A group of five find the hunting-horn an amusing plaything, and good-humoredly strive together over the treasure. Correggio\|Estelle M. Hurll Ah, could it be the hunting-horn of which Lavarcam had spoken in her tales of chase? Celtic Tales\|Louey Chisholm In front of it was a great apple tree, to one branch of which hung a hunting-horn. Stories of the Days of King Arthur\|Charles Henry Hanson I put up at the “Hunting-horn,” a fine hotel, but ridiculously expensive. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy\|Ida Pfeiffer British Dictionary definitions for hunting horn hunting horn noun a long straight metal tube with a flared end and a cylindrical bore, used in giving signals in huntingSee horn (def. 9) an obsolete brass instrument from which the modern French horn was developed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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